Technical Services Program Review
Government Documents Working Group
RECEIVING REPORT

CONTENTS

• Status of Receiving
• Current Procedures
• Parking Lot for Receiving
• Documentation for Receiving

STATUS OF RECEIVING

CURRENT PROCEDURES

• See flowchart for Receiving
• New procedures: see attached
• GPO "Instructions to Depository Libraries"

PARKING LOT FOR RECEIVING

• Staffing.
• Cross divisional communication.
• Microfiche is backlogged (Unlike book & paper formats, the microfiche does not have to be held until the labels come in).

DOCUMENTATION

• Checklist for Receiving.
• Flowchart for Receiving.
• New procedures for paper.
• New procedures for microfiche.
• GPO "Instructions to Depository Libraries, Chapter 3 Bibliographic Control" (This includes what we call receiving, check-in, and claims).
• GPO Sample "Depository Shipping List".
• Previous to July 1, 2000, Acquisition's procedures for receiving, check-in, and labeling (Printed from the departmental Web site).

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